Car construction



Oct. 21, 1930. R. J. OLANDER 1778957 CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 30, 1930 i, 85 claims' hereinafter following. i a w In the drawing,.forming 'part o ftthis'i; specificatiomFigure is a top plan view of a portion ofa body bolsterrof'a railway'c'ar Patenied cze 21,` lose ROLAND J. OLANDER, on oHiroAGo,ILLInoIs;:AssIeNo'al 'i'o7'w.,.iH. mmm, :Ino.,zl 017, 5, ;f CHICAGQ; iLLinoIsgAcoaioaArion oF-1pELAwAnn i 1 and truck bolsters' 5 'i One object of the invention isto provide a simpleand efiicientlcenterpin construction for connecting the bodyjand trnck bolsters'o'f railvvay cars havingshouldered engagement with the bolsters and'v'vhich is readily attachfab1e and removable, the pin being made of a Vplurality of parts so designed that maximum;

shouldered engagement With Athe bolsters i's l obtained by providing head portions at oppo-V i i site ends of each section and also on thefiller ll'member, which cooperateV with shonIde'rsion` I both bolsters,

A further object of'the vinvention is ;to pro;

vide'a centerT pin construction of the'character indicated in the fpreceding 'paragraph' `f`composed of a minimum number of'parts,` While at the same time providing amp'leshoul-v` dered eng'gagementV ,Withthe bolsters, thepin being preferably composed of a ;pairofouter Sections; each having shouldered engagementl Jwith both b'olsters, and'spreading' ot' filler' means between said 'sections, comprising a sectional spreading member including twoV main Sections and alwedge platetinterposed therebetween, both main Sections '-havmg shonldered engagementV withtboth bolsters and said Wed'ge plate being held in Wedgin'g* engagement through the VWeight thereof7 w Other" objects of 'the 'invention Will' more i tionfi and'` clearly appear' from the descri illns'trating myimprovementsflin 'connection 40 F therewith. Fignre 2 lis'A a flvertical7 sectional i view, corresponding substantiallyto' the line 2 2 'of Fignre 1. 'Fignrefi'isazbottom plan' viewf'of the construction VVil'lustratedfin `'Fignre '2. And Fignre'l isa detailedperspec-'- =-tive view of one of thegmembersforming the filler' means of my' improved' center Zpin con; struCiOn. i 1

o In said dravvings, 1 0 :designates the body bolst'er and` 11' the trucktb'olster offa railway car. The. body bolsterisprovided with lthe which is in ninement 1-wi1;

:nsnalg depending' vbearingpzojrtioniv 712; which *-is Seatedfin'a'bearing pocket 113 of a' bearing iblocl'zjlmonnted on'top ofthe'trnckbolsterj' l 1l.`1As'*`clearly 'shown in Fignreg, the bear-v ing11block-14 'is Vseated "iin'i'a' :pocket :pro1 vid'ed atv the top'ofgith'e trnckb'olstera'nd'is: l 'held' against movemen,tfvvitli` respect'to saidff V bolstenf The body''andtriiclcbolstersfand?thev i i bearing {block 14= are provided;z With 'alined center'pin receivlng-'openings 16, 17 .and`o0 'I respectively,-which` areV preferab'ly'iall'of the 7 same size in 'crossse'ctionl 'Thebearingblock suriou'nding the pin receiving opening there? opening 2O'`V provided 'the'bottom' face off'f the bearing'projection' offthe- ,bjo'dy b'o1ster`.` I At the npper'portion thereofithe' body biolsterv largerdafileti'therbf pi'ovidi'ng an' annu'fl 1 lar retaining shonlderf at the 'bottomof said' i pocketand snrrbnndingfth*ontenend:of the '1;

My improved 'center ,pin construction com-11'VV *pri's'e's broadly a'paii'. of outersections :Ai-' i similarf d'esignz' each having 'a shank portionf E wdi'sposed 'Within thefcenter!`l` tpin'openings' i f'of the bols'tersand enlargeientsf'fand127:?0

sat' thel top and bottom ends thereofre:Spec-jj` Jeftively'.. The enlargenient' atv upper[end` v ."*of each section Aiis'adapted to overhang the shonlder ofpthe body'bolsterfandth'e' enlai'gement 27`at the lowerfe'nd ofsail section i voverhangs theshoulder 24 of the truckbol' f: ster.` The tw'o'lsections are'iheld apart by the'spreadinglmeans comprisingthe'me'mV-Ll T' ZberSB+BMand the Wedgefplatel fEachof: W the-f members; B vc'ompri'ses' a: shank` 'portionf i 1 00` 28 and enlargements 29 and 30 at the topv and 7 ,i same through the pocket 21 of lthe body b '0li ster. Through the wedg'e'spreading Aaction bottom ends ofsaid shank port'ion. The en-` largements 29 andlSO are adapted to'overV hang the shoulders'of the body andtruckj 'bolsters respectively, asclearly shown'in Figure 2. The enlargementsl 29 at the upper ends of the Sections B are in ho'rizontal alinement with the head members 26-26` of the Sections A and form continuous fiange members in'connection there'with; As most clear'- ly shown in Figure 8, the enlargements 27"-27 i at the bottom ends of the Sections A-A'are of Smaller size than the enlargements26+26 i i atv the upper ends thereof,'theformerbeing So designed that the Same will "pass through'f Vthe center pin receivingv openings of the bolsters when the filler memberis omitted, to-

fac'ilitate assemblin'g of the pin with' the bodyand truck 4.bolsters TheV outer members-*f BfB ofthe filling means are held apartiand in, shouldered engagement i,with the bolsters vby the'wedgeiplate C, the latterengaging bel;

tween,` the inner Vertical edge portions of'the two members B, as clearly Vshown in Flgure 2. The assembled pin completely fills the center pin receiving openings 16 and 17 of the bolsters and the head member Vformed by the head Sections at thelupper end ofthepin sub-:f

stantially Vfits the head receiving pocket 21.,` In: order to space the head members at 'the' bottom end of the pin,t he properdistance from the shoulder'24zof the truck lbolster, a plurality of shims 31-V-31 are -interposed be;

` tween the ,shoulder 22. of thebody bolster and the head membersat that end` of theipin.` tAS shown in Figure' 2, three such shimsare emfi ployed, it being understood that the number maybe varied, as desired so as tolobtain the proper spacing between 'the head members at the bottom end of thepin and the shoul; der 24: of the truck bolster. i

two Sections A being preferably inserted suc cessively. 1 TheenlargernentV 27 at the bottom i end .off each :Section A is of such a Size that it'willpass freely. through the pinl receiving openings of the bolsterswhile the section is' being applied by insertingthe same throughfl` the pockettlrvof the` body bolster. When one i ofthesections A hasrbeen fully inserted, .the

same vis' displaced `lat'erally 'So that, the enlargements thereof overhang'the Shoulders of the bolsters. Then the other 'Section' A` lis' applied in'fa similarmannerfby'inserting the same through the topv of the body bolster and is displaced laterally when fully inserted to engage the enlargements" thereofover the i Shoulders of the bolsters. The filler means 23 oft-h'e truck bolster: After the two secmembers B-`B, Eeach section A'lmay' be vdisz ing of thefisections ofthe 'pin' out o-f' said 4, r the claims In applying vmyzimproved 'center pin to the' f C is inserted therebetween by applying the of the member O, the upper -ends of the mem-.

bers B-B are spread apart, thereby bringing the Same Vin o verlapping relation wthvthe opening'32l at the upper end thereof. Each of the' Sections iA ofthepin is also provided 'witli4 an' up'standingeye `member 33 at the lUpper end; thereof'wth which a' tool maybe engaged'for liftingthe same out-'of the open- .ings of the bol's'terss' f i shoulderofthe bodybolsten `Aswill be un- W When it is desiredto separate the bolst ers,

the wedge plateiGfis first removed ;by'lifting body bolster. The vupper end portions ofthe the-;same upwardly through the pocket of the V two Sections BiA-B' of the filler memberj arethen swung inwardly so'astoV contractthe same, whereby the enlargedportions 29f29 at the upper ends thereof will passfthrough the pinreceivingjopenings ofzthebolsters.

These two'members are then dropped through the truck'bolster2- After removal'of the'filler placed laterally so Jas to aline theenlarge--``` mentsl 27j27f at the bottom f end` thereof Vwith the openings of. the bolstersand-v permt lift?V openings:

p ,Iioo Ijhave herein showni and described what'I now consider'the preferred manner of ;carry-` ingout my lnventlon, but the same is merely illustrative andlcontemplate allj changes and i modifications thatcomewithin the seope of .105

eppendd heretQ-'i I claim: 'A

center pin receivingopenings and each bol-` l; In car1V constriictiofn,v the combination with'bodyland' truck f'bolsters having alined jv 'ster having aretaining shoulder adj acent the outer end oflits openingyoffa sectiona1cn, t

.ter lpin connecting said bolsters, Vsaid Vpinlirr cluding ayplurality. of 'outer Sections, each having enlar'gements at opposite ends thereo'f having vShouldered engagement; with 'Said j Shoulders of fthe bolsters respectively; and

fillermeansfor ho1dingsaidi Sections Separated `and in Shouldered engagement with the i bolsters-,-l said filler means including a pln-: I

ralityof separablefmembers each having enfl -l'argenients :atjiopposite ends havingshouh 1 H i dered engagement with'said -retaining-l shouli tween said. members for holding thezsame lthe bolster Shoulders. i .t 2. InV car construction, thecombination center pin receivingopening each; boltsterv 125,` separated and-:inf shouldered engagement with' i is thenappled by successivelyinserting they i i i members B-B'upwardly through' thepocket ,I with bodyuand truekbolsters having alined w l i i member between vSaid outer members 'for` i lhaving a shoulder adjacent the outer end of i,

its opening; of a center pin connecting Said bolsters, said pin including a pair of'outer o Sections and a sectional filler means between Said outer sect1ons,`sa1d filler means 1ncludmg a1pa1r of outer members and a wedge holding the same separated, each of said outer Sections of each of Said outer members having heads at opposite ends thereofhaving shouli dered engagementwith the Shoulders'ofl the body and truck bolstersl respectively. f

having a shoulder adjacent the outer vend of i its opening;V of a 'sectional center pin connecting Said bolsters,` Said pin including a pairfof outer Sections and a sectionalfiller plate member between said outer section,' said .i i filler 'plate member including outer Sections,`

said outer Sections of the filler plate member. and Said outer Sections of the pin each having head members at opposite ends thereof having; i

shouldered engagement with the Shoulders of the body andtruck bolsters respectively.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name-this 28th day of January, 1930.

, RQLAND J.S`.OLA1\IDER.V 

